An audience of community leaders listen as Maj. Gen. James Dawkins Jr., the 8th Air Force commander, delivers a speech during a change of command ceremony at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., May 30, 2019. The ceremony is a time-honored military tradition that serves as representation of the exchange of responsibility and authority from one commander to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)